careless

adj.

1. 不小心的；不仔细的；粗心的
   not giving enough attention and thought to what you are doing, so that you make mistakes
   1. It was careless of me to leave the door open.
      怪我粗心忘了关门。
   2. Don't be so careless about/with spelling.
      别那么粗心大意地犯拼写错误。
   3. a careless worker/driver
      粗心大意的工人 / 司机
2. 粗心造成的；疏忽引起的
   resulting from a lack of attention and thought
   1. a careless mistake/error
      疏忽造成的错误 / 差错
3. 不担忧的；无忧无虑的
   not at all worried about sth
   1. He seemed careless of his own safety.
      他仿佛已把自己的安危置之度外。
4. 淡漠的；不关心的；漫不经心的
   not showing interest or effort
   1. She gave a careless shrug.
      她漠然地耸了耸肩。
   2. a careless laugh/smile
      淡然的一笑

1. ADJ-GRADED 粗心的;大意的
   If you are careless, you do not pay enough attention to what you are doing, and so you make mistakes, or cause harm or damage.
   1. I'm sorry. How careless of me...
      对不起,我太不小心了。
   2. Some mothers were a bit careless with money...
      有些当妈妈的花钱有点随意。
   3. Mr Clarke had pleaded guilty to causing death by careless driving.
      克拉克先生疏忽驾驶,致人死亡,已经认罪。
2. ADJ-GRADED 不在乎的;不在意的
   If you say that someone is careless of something such as their health or appearance, you mean that they do not seem to be concerned about it, or do nothing to keep it in a good condition.
   1. He had shown himself careless of personal safety where the life of his colleagues might be at risk...
      当同事身处危险时他表现英勇，不顾个人安危。
   2. She's careless about her hygiene...
      她不注意个人卫生。
   3. That shows a fairly careless attitude to clothes, doesn't it?
      那表明此人不讲究穿着,是吧?
3. ADJ-GRADED 随意的;自信的;轻易的
   If you describe someone's movements as careless, you mean that they are relaxed or confident, and do not seem to require much effort or thought.
   1. With a careless flip of his wrists, he sent the ball quickly on its way.
      他手腕轻轻一抖,球就飞出去了。

1. I'm sorry. How careless of me
   对不起，我太不小心了。
2. Some mothers were a bit careless with money
   有些当妈妈的花钱有点随意。
3. Mr Clarke had pleaded guilty to causing death by careless driving.
   克拉克先生疏忽驾驶，致人死亡，已经认罪。
4. He had shown himself careless of personal safety where the life of his colleagues might be at risk
   当同事身处危险时他表现英勇，不顾个人安危。
5. She's careless about her hygiene
   她不注意个人卫生。
6. That shows a fairly careless attitude to clothes, doesn't it?
   那表明此人不讲究穿着，是吧？
7. With a careless flip of his wrists, he sent the ball quickly on its way.
   他手腕轻轻一抖，球就飞出去了。
8. He cursed himself for having been so careless.
   他骂自己怎么那么不小心。
9. The character was obviously wrong but he didn't pick it out. It shows how careless he was.
   这么明显的错字他都没看出来，可见他很粗心。
10. She complained of his carelessness.; She complained that he was careless.
    她埋怨他粗枝大叶。
11. One careless move loses the whole game.
    一着不慎，全局皆输。
12. You are always so careless.
    你做事总这么毛糙。
13. A careless driver is a danger to the public.
    粗心的驾驶员对于公众是一种危险。
14. To be crude and careless is an extremely bad style of work.
    粗枝大叶是一种极坏的作风。
15. Don't be careless of your own safety!
    对个人安全可别马大哈！
16. He's a rather careless fellow.
    他这个人做事比较马虎。
17. I'm angry with him for being careless in his work.
    我气他工作太马虎。
18. That comes of being careless.
    那是由于粗心造成的。
19. I saw that I had been guilty of a careless blunder.
    我意识到自己因疏忽而酿成大错。
20. This guy is too careless.
    这人心太粗。
21. He was careless and his rifle went off accidentally.
    他一时不慎，枪走火了。
22. He's always careless and unreliable.
    他做事一向马虎，不把牢。
23. A careless driver is a danger to us all.
    粗心的司机对我们大家都是一种危险。
24. I was careless and stepped in the mud.
    不小心一脚踩到烂泥里了。
25. He is so careless! he didn't even realise he'd lost his watch.
    他可真够马大哈的了，自己丢了表居然不知道。
26. He was so careless that he lost her address.
    他真大意，竟把她的地址给丢了。
27. He used to be careless about his speech.
    他以前说话常大大咧咧的。
28. A careless mistake cost the company millions of dollars.
    一次疏忽造成了公司数百万美元的损失。
29. He was very careless in his work, so that he really deserved to get the gate.
    他工作极不细心，所以他被开除是应该的。
30. Jenny was careless to let out the secret.
    珍妮不小心泄露了秘密。

  careless absent-minded heedless reckless【导航词义：粗心的】

  careless adj. 粗心的，疏忽的

〔辨析〕指在做某事时精力不集中的，因而造成错误、损失等。

  absent-minded adj. 心不在焉的

〔辨析〕指某人经常丢三落四的，也许因为精力不集中，也许是由健忘症引起的。

  heedless adj. 〈正式〉不注意的，不留心的

〔辨析〕指对某事掉以轻心，或茫然地陷入沉思且未注意到周围的情况或活动的，通常作表语，常后接介词 of。

  reckless adj. 鲁莽的，大意的

〔辨析〕指行事鲁莽、不计后果的，作表语时常可与 heedless 换用。

adj

1. effortless and unstudied
   1. an impression of careless elegance
   2. danced with careless grace

2. marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness
   1. careless about her clothes
   2. forgotten by some careless person
   3. a careless housekeeper
   4. careless proofreading
   5. it was a careless mistake
   6. hurt by a careless remark